Microsoft Defender for IoT
GeneralMicrosoft Defender for IoT Feature Support and Retirement
In brief
The page now uses clearer terminology for the legacy and replacement micro agents, presents tutorial links as a list, and renames the final section to “Related content.” Support and retirement wording remains included.
What Defender admins need to know
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Microsoft Defender for IoT featuremicro agent support and retirement
This article covers thelists support status and retirement timelinesdates for Microsoft Defender for IoT micro agent capabilities. It includes informationfeatures. Learn about the legacy Defender-IoT-micro-agent,agent and its replacement. Find details on the deprecationend of support for C, C#, and Edge Defender-IoT-micro-agent variants, and the transition to the newer micro agent experience.types.
Legacy Defender for IoT micro-agent
The legacy Defender-IoT-micro-agent has been replaced by our newer micro-agent experience.the new Defender for IoT micro agent.
For more information,To get started, see these tutorials:
- Tutorial: Create a DefenderIotMicroAgent module twin (Preview)
and - Tutorial: Install the Defender for IoT micro agent (Preview)
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[!INCLUDE device-agents-note]
Plug and play: The new micro agent has no kernel level dependencies anymore, and all of its software dependencies are provided as part of its package. The micro agent supports common CPU architecture.
Easy to deploy: The micro agent supports different distribution models, through source code, and as a binary package.
Timeline
Defender for IoT will continue to support C, C#, and Edge until March 1, 2022.
Micro agent preview support
During the preview the micro agent may experience breaking changes without notice.
Next stepsRelated content
Check out Microsoft Defender for IoT agent frequently asked questions.
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@ ----title: Microsoft Defender for IoT feature support and retirement+title: Microsoft Defender for IoT Feature Support and Retirement description: Review Microsoft Defender for IoT feature support status and retirement timelines for different capabilities. ms.date: 06/12/2026 ms.topic: how-to ai-usage: ai-assisted-ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1014+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1016 --- -# Microsoft Defender for IoT feature support and retirement+# Microsoft Defender for IoT micro agent support and retirement -This article covers the support status and retirement timelines for Microsoft Defender for IoT micro agent capabilities. It includes information about the legacy Defender-IoT-micro-agent, the deprecation of C, C#, and Edge Defender-IoT-micro-agent variants, and the transition to the newer micro agent experience.+This article lists support status and retirement dates for Microsoft Defender for IoT micro agent features. Learn about the legacy Defender-IoT-micro-agent and its replacement. Find details on the end of support for C, C#, and Edge micro agent types. ## Legacy Defender for IoT micro-agent -The Defender-IoT-micro-agent has been replaced by our newer micro-agent experience.+The legacy Defender-IoT-micro-agent has been replaced by the new Defender for IoT micro agent. -For more information, see [Tutorial: Create a DefenderIotMicroAgent module twin (Preview)](tutorial-create-micro-agent-module-twin.md) and [Tutorial: Install the Defender for IoT micro agent (Preview)](tutorial-standalone-agent-binary-installation.md).+To get started, see these tutorials:++- [Tutorial: Create a DefenderIotMicroAgent module twin (Preview)](tutorial-create-micro-agent-module-twin.md)+- [Tutorial: Install the Defender for IoT micro agent (Preview)](tutorial-standalone-agent-binary-installation.md) [!INCLUDE [device-agents-note](../includes/device-agents-note.md)] @@ -35,16 +38,16 @@ The new micro agent development is based on the knowledge, and experience gather - **Plug and play**: The new micro agent has no kernel level dependencies anymore, and all of its software dependencies are provided as part of its package. The micro agent supports common CPU architecture. -- **Easy to deploy**: The micro agent supports different distribution models, through source code, and as a binary package. +- **Easy to deploy**: The micro agent supports different distribution models, through source code, and as a binary package. ### Timeline -Defender for IoT will continue to support C, C#, and Edge until March 1, 2022. +Defender for IoT will continue to support C, C#, and Edge until March 1, 2022. ## Micro agent preview support During the preview the micro agent may experience breaking changes without notice. -## Next steps+## Related content -Check out [Microsoft Defender for IoT agent frequently asked questions](resources-agent-frequently-asked-questions.md).+[Microsoft Defender for IoT agent frequently asked questions](resources-agent-frequently-asked-questions.md).